Teatro de la Abadía defends the play ‘Altsasu’: “The greatest response against censorship is to raise the curtain”
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The Teatro de la Abadía in Madrid has defended the work Altsasuwhich revolves around the attack on two civil guards in Alsasua, has assured that “it respects and listens to all the opinions that any spectacle may arouse” and has stressed that “The best response against censorship is to raise the curtain”.
In a releasethe center has stressed that “it is committed to the freedom of the creators it welcomes and that they can pose to society the issues and questions that they find relevant.”
“We condemn any display of violence and will never allow any type of apology for violence to be carried out from its stages.. We believe that the best response to requests for cancellation or censorship of a show is to raise the curtain so that each person can come to it freely and judge what the stage offers them,” she said.
In this sense, the Teatro de la Abadía has stated that it will “watch at all times” for the “good functioning” of its two rooms and has demanded “respect” towards all those who go to the theater. On the other hand, he thanked the public for “accompanying them every day to share the experience of the scenic event.”
The Community of Madrid, as well as the City Council, have defended the independence of the theater management.
Specifically, the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has stated that he respects the freedom of programming at the Teatro de La Abadía, regardless of whether “it may be liked more or less.” “The message we convey to citizens is that we are on the side of freedom, on the side of creation, and certainly not on the side of censoring what we like or what we cannot like,” said the mayor. in an interview with Cuatro television.
On the other hand, the Secretary of State for Culture, Jordi Martí Grau, has denounced that it is “nonsense” for a party, in reference to Vox, to call a demonstration against a play. In his opinion, any democratic party must defend freedom of expression. Likewise, he has highlighted that the Ministry of Culture of the Spanish Government will continue to denounce and support artistic expressions that suffer this type of “absolutely unjustifiable” attacks in a democratic space.
Vox gathered this Thursday at the doors of the La Abadía Theater to protest against the premiere of the play Altsasu shouting “neither forget nor forgive, ETA to prison.”
Concentration outside the La Abadía theater. Image obtained from an EITB Media video
The Actors Union It has also concentrated outside the theater, in this case, to ask for respect for freedom of expression.
Source: Eitb
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